Quality of life in the surgical treatment of gynecomastia.
BACKGROUND
Gynecomastia has an incidence of up to 60% of adolescents, causing pain and self-image disorders for the patient, leading to emotional and physical problems that can be reversed with treatment. This prospective case control study assessed the surgical treatment of gynecomastia and its impact on quality of life.


METHODS
Thirty-three patients aged 18-50 years and with 2-21 years of gynecomastia progression were included in the study. Adenectomy was performed. Preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively, patients completed the Brazilian version of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire.


RESULTS
There was improvement in the SF-36 domains of General Health, Functional Capacity, Social Aspects, Vitality, and Mental Health.


CONCLUSIONS
The Short-Form 36 questionnaire demonstrated that surgical treatment of gynecomastia afforded positive changes in quality of life.
Davanço
Ricardo Augusto Santana
RA
Department of Plastic Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rua Botucatu 862, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brazil.
Sabino Neto
Miguel
M
Garcia
Elvio Bueno
EB
Matsuoka
Priscila Katsumi
PK
Huijsmans
Juliana Perez Rodrigues
JP
Ferreira
Lydia Masako
LM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D055815:Young Adult